Category Archives: Dissertation Planning

Leadership Galore!!

I have one more hour left at the library. I had a late start this morning but have made decent progress. I am generally feeling fatigued because I had a very full week at work hosting “Create the Future”, a … Continue reading

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Getting Things Done

I spent almost three hours at Kinko’s last night getting copies of my thesis and publications printed according to Reading specifications! They have now been shipped and should arrive at Henley on Tuesday for distribution to the examiners. Suffice it … Continue reading

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Plan B

Last weekend I took a break from VIVA prep, and instead spent time with my parents for Mother’s Day which was lovely.  It feels like a long time since my last post likely because a lot has happened practically and … Continue reading

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Final Preparation

It is 543pm and I have had a very productive day! I created a Top 35 List of key references that are especially relevant for the types of VIVA questions that I have answered so far. I also created a … Continue reading

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Sunny Day!

It is 6:07 pm and I am leaving the library in sunshine –yeah!!! It has been a fairly solid week of preparation. I finalized the deck for my upcoming Oslo colloquium, via Skype, and submitted it late last night. My … Continue reading

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Progress But Behind Plan –Again!!!

This is another uber quick post. My plan for a full day at the library was not to be because of some personal matters. Instead I ended up squeezing in three 90 minutes stints of work in between some family … Continue reading

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Late April VIVA and Jury Duty!

What a week this has been! I received confirmation on my VIVA date, which, to my dismay, overlaps with the summons that I received recently for jury duty! This means that I spent several days working to understand the process … Continue reading

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Typos and Wording Edits…

I have now reviewed and summarized three of my thesis chapters. Generally speaking I am pleased with what is written but I have been noting some typos and sentences that can be expressed more clearly. My hope is that I … Continue reading

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Clean Up Highlights HUGE Effort!

It took a lot of effort to clean up the files in my office this week. There was so much paper!! I now have all of my literature organized by thesis chapter and have identified core papers that I need … Continue reading

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Thesis Submission -February 17 2015!

It is a sunny Saturday in Toronto and I am at the library for my regular stint. I feel fantastic because last Tuesday I submitted my thesis!! It continues to feel strange because it has been such a long journey, … Continue reading

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